Hamas says Gaza aid block impacts Israeli captives
The Palestinian group once again accused Israel of “committing the war crime of collective punishment” by halting aid to Gaza for a seventh day, saying it also affected Israeli captives still held there.
Hamas said: “The repercussions of such crime extend beyond our people in Gaza to include the occupation’s prisoners [captives] held by the resistance, who are also affected by the lack of food, medicine and healthcare.”
The movement said Netanyahu “bears full responsibility” for the consequences of the aid block and accused him of “indifference” towards the captives held in Gaza.
On Sunday, Israel announced it was blocking aid deliveries to Gaza until Palestinian fighters accepted its terms for an extension of the ceasefire which had largely halted more than 15 months of fighting.
Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza was one of the main areas pounded by Israeli bombardments
Fire breaks out in Gaza warehouses containing food supplies: Civil defence
Gaza’s civil defence says it is trying to contain a “huge” fire that broke out in warehouses containing food supplies on Al-Nasr Street, north of Gaza City.
“Our crews [faced] major obstacles in extinguishing the fire,” the civil defence said. “Only two fire engines participated in extinguishing the huge flames after the Israeli occupation destroyed most of the civil defence vehicles.”
People in Gaza salvage from the ruins to rebuild their homes
Many displaced Palestinians who returned to find their homes in ruins say waiting for help to arrive isn’t an option. Instead, they are finding whatever materials they can to build rooms and shelter in the winter months.
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